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heather and red in annapolis were among the 30 teams he could find all told the fbi now said the dogs helped find 70% of the body parts and dna of victims that were later processed and eventually identified. man's best friend on his worst day. >> these dogs help bring closure to hundreds of families. >> yes. yes they did. but she lost thousands. you can't bring them back. >> reporter: the pentagon's north lot was the team's slice of our nation's hell. their success couched in so much loss the scar for both man and dog still to fresh. >> go search. >> reporter: was the 9/11 tech aid nears its end heather and red will train. >> good girl. >> reporter: older, slower but this lab doesn't want to stop. on the ten year anniversary red will be on the water as heather teaches a training exercise for younger active dogs. the old girl now playing more of an advisor role, teaching younger jobs her old tricks. >> she will be on the boat, so everybody else is reflecting we will quietly reflect and still train and getting ready. >> reporter: still devoting her life to the human condition. in annapo
heather and red in annapolis were among the 30 teams he could find all told the fbi now said the dogs helped find 70% of the body parts and dna of victims that were later processed and eventually identified. man's best friend on his worst day. >> these dogs help bring closure to hundreds of families. >> yes. yes they did. but she lost thousands. you can't bring them back. >> reporter: the pentagon's north lot was the team's slice of our nation's hell. their success couched in...
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fedexed to her with this letter from the fbi. >> to this day i don't know where it was found. i don't know how they got it. we will never have the true answers. >> a hard reality not made any easier after ten years. life struggles keep coming. irene has cancer. >> it's definitely hard to live a life without your soul mate. >> he was the most amazing man i have ever known. i looked up to him in everything in my life to this day i still -- he was everything to me. >> for sarah so much has changed in the last ten years. she got married, became a mom, she did it all without her dad. >> that is probably one of the hardest things. >> i was 51 when he was killed and i will be 61 september 3rd. our anniversary is september 8th. my one daughter got married september 2nd of 2001. >> this is the last picture she took with her husband. it was at their daughter's wedding one week before. this is the home where they raised their children. this is where they were supposed to grow old together. now, it's about holding onto what was and will be. >> life's most beautiful things are not seen wit
fedexed to her with this letter from the fbi. >> to this day i don't know where it was found. i don't know how they got it. we will never have the true answers. >> a hard reality not made any easier after ten years. life struggles keep coming. irene has cancer. >> it's definitely hard to live a life without your soul mate. >> he was the most amazing man i have ever known. i looked up to him in everything in my life to this day i still -- he was everything to me. >>...
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and the metro transit agency says that both entrances are reopened on saturday night after the fbi finished a portion of the investigation. a california man opened fire at the pentagon entrance on thursday and wounded two police officers before being shot to death. >> if you live in the area, please listen up, they're closing schools in the area due to the water main break that happened over the weekend. take a look at your screen, franklin is closed and other schools are closed as well. we have franklin middle and cedar mere and chats worth and more will be shutdown today and here's another list for you, glen don and timber grove and reisterstown. and that's like living in the middle ages today. >> and no water and people are taking snow and melting what they can to flush their toilets. >>> there are still 40,000 homes and businesses without water, in fact, baltimore county public schools has closed 11 schools because of the outage and the crews are working hard to try to restore water to the customers and they're asking the customers to conserve the water. and this happened early saturday
and the metro transit agency says that both entrances are reopened on saturday night after the fbi finished a portion of the investigation. a california man opened fire at the pentagon entrance on thursday and wounded two police officers before being shot to death. >> if you live in the area, please listen up, they're closing schools in the area due to the water main break that happened over the weekend. take a look at your screen, franklin is closed and other schools are closed as well....
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. >> reporter: the fbi then immediately saw the need for the dogs nose and ordered him to get as many as he could. heather and red in annapolis were among the 30 teams he could find. the fbi says the cadaver dogs helped find 70% of the body parts and minuscule dna of victims that were processed and identified. man's best friend on his worst day. >> these dogs helped bring closures to hundreds of families. >> yes. yes they did. but you lost thousands. you can't bring them back. >> reporter: the pentagon's north lot were the k9 teams slice of the nation's hell. the scar for men and dog still too fresh. as the 9/11 decade nears its end heather and red will be training. >> good girl. >> reporter: older, slower but insistent this lab doesn't want to stop. come the ten year memorial of 9/11 red will be on the water as heather teaches a training exercise for younger, active cadaver dogs. the old girl playing more of an advisory role teaching younger dogs her old tricks. >> everybody else is reflecting we'll be quietly reflecting. >> reporter: still devoting her k9 life to the human condition
. >> reporter: the fbi then immediately saw the need for the dogs nose and ordered him to get as many as he could. heather and red in annapolis were among the 30 teams he could find. the fbi says the cadaver dogs helped find 70% of the body parts and minuscule dna of victims that were processed and identified. man's best friend on his worst day. >> these dogs helped bring closures to hundreds of families. >> yes. yes they did. but you lost thousands. you can't bring them back....
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the fbi says undercover agents posing as al qaeda leaders to meet ferdaus. soon, he was converting mobile phones into detonators for bombs that would be used to kill u.s. soldiers overseas. at one point, he was informed that his detonators had been ki used to kill three u.s. is soldiers in iraq. his response? that's exactly what i wanted. then, he embarked on a plan to target washington, d.c., traveling to take this photograph of the pentagon and to conduct survey lens. according to the affidavit, his desire to attack the u.s. was so control that he confided, i just can't stop. there's no other choice for me. diane, the fbi says it allows these cases to play out so that potential juries can see the overt acts, listen to the tape-recorded conversations and see that the suspects really do have deadly intentions. >> all right, pierre thomas reporting from the justice department tonight, thank you. >>> and new jobs. we are getting the numbers now on holiday hiring. macy's, 78,000. toys "r" us, 40,000. best buy, 15,000. but so, far, in all, there will be fewer se
the fbi says undercover agents posing as al qaeda leaders to meet ferdaus. soon, he was converting mobile phones into detonators for bombs that would be used to kill u.s. soldiers overseas. at one point, he was informed that his detonators had been ki used to kill three u.s. is soldiers in iraq. his response? that's exactly what i wanted. then, he embarked on a plan to target washington, d.c., traveling to take this photograph of the pentagon and to conduct survey lens. according to the...
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but the confusion sent fbi exambling to the scene and suspended flights at the nearby national airport. >> don't think our commander saw any reason not to train today. >> reporter: but relatives of the september 11th victims were outraged that this day was chosen as a drill. earlier this year a presidential plane flew low over manhattan for a photo shoot, prompting many to think the city was under attack. >> it was a mistake, as was stated. it was something we found out about along with all of you. and it will not happen again. >> reporter: the coast guard said they are reviewing procedures which includes not notifying other law enforcement agencies of drills. in a statement cnn defends it's decision to report the story. when the organization called the coast guard, they say a spokesperson said command post knew nothing of activity on the river. abc news washington. >>> here in baltimore, hundreds took to the streets to pay tribute to the victims of 9/11. it's the one to remember. people braved the rain and the cold to run the 5-k race. it started in front of city hall. this is the 6th
but the confusion sent fbi exambling to the scene and suspended flights at the nearby national airport. >> don't think our commander saw any reason not to train today. >> reporter: but relatives of the september 11th victims were outraged that this day was chosen as a drill. earlier this year a presidential plane flew low over manhattan for a photo shoot, prompting many to think the city was under attack. >> it was a mistake, as was stated. it was something we found out about...
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she is the florida woman whose complaints to the fbi eventually led to petraeus' resignation. in a new twist to the david petraeus sex scandal, the pentagon says that the top commander in afghanistan, general john allen, is under investigation, for sending allegedly improper e-mails to jill kelly. kelly is the florida woman who triggered the investigation and ultimately forced petraeus to resign. the pentagon is reviewing between 20,000 and 30,000 documents involved. allen, meanwhile, denies any wrongdoing and remains in his current position. late monday, agents spent nearly five hours at the home of petraeus' former mistress, paula broadwell, leaving early this morning with several boxes. this, after the fbi told abc news they discovered thousands of e-mails between broadwell and petraeus, detailing the affair. >> in his universe, this moral failing is unacceptable and renders him unworthy of continuing this position of responsibility for the nation. >> reporter: the affair came to light over the summer, as part of an fbi investigation that began after jill kelly received thr
she is the florida woman whose complaints to the fbi eventually led to petraeus' resignation. in a new twist to the david petraeus sex scandal, the pentagon says that the top commander in afghanistan, general john allen, is under investigation, for sending allegedly improper e-mails to jill kelly. kelly is the florida woman who triggered the investigation and ultimately forced petraeus to resign. the pentagon is reviewing between 20,000 and 30,000 documents involved. allen, meanwhile, denies...
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the fbi did not specify this claims. but we checked with assaad. and he said he told us the truth and stands by his story. brian ross, abc news, new york. >>> space shuttle "discovery" is still circling the earth this morning, after bad weather delayed its landing. there could be another attempt to touch down today. but the forecast for florida is even worse. nasa says the shuttle may have to land at edwards air force base in california. "discovery" has been in space for 14 days. it has enough supplies to remain in orbit until sunday. >>> michael jackson's sister, latoya, has opened up to abc's barbara walters, in her first in depth interview since her brother's death. she said michael was drape dressed in all white. she blamed his death on anyone who provided him with drugs. and she described him as the closest thing to a god she ever knew. you can get a preview of the exclusive on "good morning america." and the entire interview will air tonight on "20/20," at 10:00, 9:00 central. >>> and coming up here this morning on "america this morning," gen
the fbi did not specify this claims. but we checked with assaad. and he said he told us the truth and stands by his story. brian ross, abc news, new york. >>> space shuttle "discovery" is still circling the earth this morning, after bad weather delayed its landing. there could be another attempt to touch down today. but the forecast for florida is even worse. nasa says the shuttle may have to land at edwards air force base in california. "discovery" has been in...
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cards, everything that was in his wallet in perfect condition, fedexed to her with this letter from the fbi. >> reporter: to this day, i don't know where it was found. i have no idea how they got it. >> reporter: a harsh reality, not made any easier after ten years. life's strugglelings keep coming. irene was recently diagnosed with cancer. >> it is definitely hard to live a life without your soul mate. >> he was the most amazing man i have ever known. i looked up to him and everything in my life, to this day i still. he was everything to me. >> reporter: for sarah so much has changed. she got married, she became a mom. she did it all without her dad. >> that is one of the hardest things. >> reporter: i was 51 when my husband was killed and i'm going to be 61 september 3rd. our anniversary is september 8ing. one daughter got married september 2nd of 2001. >> reporter: this is the last picture irene took with her husband, at their daughter's wedding one week before nine eleven. this is the home where they raised their children. now it is about holding on to what was and what will be. >> life
cards, everything that was in his wallet in perfect condition, fedexed to her with this letter from the fbi. >> reporter: to this day, i don't know where it was found. i have no idea how they got it. >> reporter: a harsh reality, not made any easier after ten years. life's strugglelings keep coming. irene was recently diagnosed with cancer. >> it is definitely hard to live a life without your soul mate. >> he was the most amazing man i have ever known. i looked up to him...
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fedexed to her with the letter from the fbi. >> to this day, i don't know where it was found, i have no idea how they got it. >> we'll never have the true answers to any of it. >> a harsh reality not made easier after ten years. life struggles keep coming. irene was recently diagnosed with cancer. >> it is definitely hard to live a life without your soul mate. >> he was the most amazing man i've ever known. i looked up to him and everything in my life, because to this day, he was everything to me. >> reporter: for sarah, so much has changed in the last ten years. she got married, she became a mom, she did it all without her dad. >> that's probably one of the hardest things. >> i'm going to be 61 september 3, our anniversary is september 8. my one daughter got married september 2nd of 2001. >> reporter: this is the last picture she took. it was at the daughter's wedding, one week before 9-11. this is the home where they raised their children. this is where they were supposed to grow old together. now, it's about holding on to what was and will be. >> life's most beautiful things are n
fedexed to her with the letter from the fbi. >> to this day, i don't know where it was found, i have no idea how they got it. >> we'll never have the true answers to any of it. >> a harsh reality not made easier after ten years. life struggles keep coming. irene was recently diagnosed with cancer. >> it is definitely hard to live a life without your soul mate. >> he was the most amazing man i've ever known. i looked up to him and everything in my life, because to...
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but the confusion sent fbi agents scrambling to the scene and briefly suspended flights at nearby national art. relatives of september 11 victims thought why outraged that they chose this date to have the drill. . >> it was a mistake, as was was stated. it was something we found out about along with all of you, and it will not happen again. >> reporter: the coast guard said they're reviewing their procedures which includes not notifying other law enforcement agencies of drills. in a statement, cnn defends its decision to report the story. when the organization called the coast guard, they say a spokesperson said command post knew nothing of activity on the river. vivian hurtado, abc news, washington. >>> here is a play by play of the whole episode. the coast guard began the drill at 9:30. 5 minutes after the president arrived at the pentagon for ceremonies at 9:37 the time of the 9/11 attack. cnn reported 10 shots had been fired based on information they heard over the network's police scanner. cnn even put out a twitter alert. coast guard confronts boat as obama visits pentagon. police sc
but the confusion sent fbi agents scrambling to the scene and briefly suspended flights at nearby national art. relatives of september 11 victims thought why outraged that they chose this date to have the drill. . >> it was a mistake, as was was stated. it was something we found out about along with all of you, and it will not happen again. >> reporter: the coast guard said they're reviewing their procedures which includes not notifying other law enforcement agencies of drills. in a...
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they were not connected to terrorism, according to the fbi. still, they continue to look. >> this does not stop after tonight, this investigation. >> reporter: that's right. >> you also told us of the jitters today only 9/11, reports that fighter jets had been scrambled. >> reporter: american airlines flight from los angeles to new york was accompanied to the ground by two f-16 fighter jets after air marshals on board the plane reported strange behavior by three men who were coming and going from the bathroom. turns out that's all they were doing and they were questioned and released and everybody else on the plane was let go. >> but reassuring that the fighter jets were there. brian ross tonight, thank you. >>> protecting this nation has been the mission for so many young people shaped by what they witnessed as a child on 9/11. and for ten years we have been a nation at war. ten years, abc's martha raddatz has been following those children who grew up and went to war for their country. >> reporter: just hours after the pentagon was hit, with
they were not connected to terrorism, according to the fbi. still, they continue to look. >> this does not stop after tonight, this investigation. >> reporter: that's right. >> you also told us of the jitters today only 9/11, reports that fighter jets had been scrambled. >> reporter: american airlines flight from los angeles to new york was accompanied to the ground by two f-16 fighter jets after air marshals on board the plane reported strange behavior by three men who...
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. >> now, the fbi has sort started confiscating some of her estate, allegedly paid for with taxpayer money. meantime, the town's swimming pool has been closed for years because of lack of funds. >> that's depressing. >>> time, now, for our look at weather across the country. we'll have some morning showers from new york to d.c. it will be a wet day in the southeast, with thunderstorms in the carolinas, georgia and much of florida. hail and gusty winds from oklahoma city to des moines. some rain from around green bay, southern minnesota, the dakotas and denver. a half-foot of snow in the colorado rockies. showers from seattle to northern california. >> it is 56 in seattle. 64 in salt lake city. and 80 in sacramento. near 50 in the twin cities. 60s from omaha to detroit. 72 in the big apple. 83 down in miami. >>> coming up next after the break, your business news, including job cuts at american airlines. >>> and hope for some help at the gas pump. falling prices could be here soon. >> welcome news on that front. >>> and new fallout this morning from this infamous pepper spraying of occ
. >> now, the fbi has sort started confiscating some of her estate, allegedly paid for with taxpayer money. meantime, the town's swimming pool has been closed for years because of lack of funds. >> that's depressing. >>> time, now, for our look at weather across the country. we'll have some morning showers from new york to d.c. it will be a wet day in the southeast, with thunderstorms in the carolinas, georgia and much of florida. hail and gusty winds from oklahoma city to...
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now this fbi agent, launched the investigation. his relationship with jill kelly, the family friend being investigated. seeing this thing develop now on three different tiers. >>> general allen says he disputes there is any wrongdoing. that he is, he has done anything wrong. and they're not trying, right now at this point not speculating as to what the relationship with jill kelly was. we are not going to speculate it either. >> no, no. see what the e-mails contain. 30,000 e-mails we will see. >> some of them inappropriate. >> allegedly. >> the search is on for a tech pioneer, john mcafee, mcafee lives in belize where his next door neighbor has been found shot to death. police there call 67-year-old mcafee a person of interest in this case. a number of people, describe his recent behavior as eccentric. >>> five family members including three children have been found dead inside a toledo, ohio garage. police say it looks like a murder suicide. all five died of carbon monoxide poisoning from truck exhaust piped in through hoses. poli
now this fbi agent, launched the investigation. his relationship with jill kelly, the family friend being investigated. seeing this thing develop now on three different tiers. >>> general allen says he disputes there is any wrongdoing. that he is, he has done anything wrong. and they're not trying, right now at this point not speculating as to what the relationship with jill kelly was. we are not going to speculate it either. >> no, no. see what the e-mails contain. 30,000...
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. >> reporter: reacting to news reports, the fbi and d.c. police dispatched agents and officers to the river. at reagan national airport, the faa grounded all commercial flights for 20 minutes. all this, as the country remembered 9/11. president obama had just left the pentagon, less than a mile away. there was just one problem. cnn was reacting to video and radio transmissions of a routine training exercise it overheard. it sounded real. >> you will be fired upon. >> reporter: but it was broadcast before any government official could tell cnn it was fake. >> no shots were fired. there was no suspect vessel. there was no criminal activity. this was a pre-planned, normal training exercise. >> reporter: why schedule an exercise on 9/11, of all days, around the time a memorial service is happening? >> we're going to review our own protocols, procedures. >> reporter: but a group supporting families of 9/11 victims families is outraged. >> i don't understand that. it doesn't make sense to me why it couldn't have been done another day. >> reporter
. >> reporter: reacting to news reports, the fbi and d.c. police dispatched agents and officers to the river. at reagan national airport, the faa grounded all commercial flights for 20 minutes. all this, as the country remembered 9/11. president obama had just left the pentagon, less than a mile away. there was just one problem. cnn was reacting to video and radio transmissions of a routine training exercise it overheard. it sounded real. >> you will be fired upon. >>...
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had the fbi allowed him to. >> very interesting guy. very well connected in that whole arena. interesting to hear what he said happened and didn't happen leading to the attacks. >> i'm jeremy hubbard. >> i'm vinita nair. president obama heads to wall street monday to deliver a report card on the nation's financial crisis. it will be exactly one year after the staggering collapse of lehman brothers which set the stage for the crisis. >> the administration says many of the government programs which propped up the economy are no longer needed. and banks are beginning to repay their taxpayer loans. here's linsey davis. >> reporter: president barack obama made a lot of promises about the $787 billion stimulus plan. now more than six months later, congress is essentially told so far so good. >> the recovery act is making a difference. economic activity is expected to begin its rebound in the coming months. >> reporter: the council on economic advisers said the stimulus has created or saved more than a million jobs. >> i can stand here with co
had the fbi allowed him to. >> very interesting guy. very well connected in that whole arena. interesting to hear what he said happened and didn't happen leading to the attacks. >> i'm jeremy hubbard. >> i'm vinita nair. president obama heads to wall street monday to deliver a report card on the nation's financial crisis. it will be exactly one year after the staggering collapse of lehman brothers which set the stage for the crisis. >> the administration says many of the...
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the fbi sent undercover agents posing as recruit tires meet ferdaus. soon ferdaus was converting mobile phones into detonators for bombs used to kill u.s. soldiers overseas. at one point, ferdaus was informed that his detonators had been used to kill three u.s. soldiers in iraq. his response, that is exactly what i wanted. then, sources say, ferdaus embarked on a plan to target washington, d.c. traveling to take this photograph of the pentagon, and to conduct surveillance. according to the affidavit, his desire to attack the united states is so strong that he confided, i just can't stop. there is no other choice for me. the fbi says it allows these cases to play out so potential jurors can see the overt acts, listen to tape recorded conversations and see if the suspects do have deadly intentions. pierre thomas, abc news, washington. >>> the obama administration is asking the supreme court for a speedy ruling on the president's landmark health care overhaul. a federal appeals court struck down the law's core requirement that individuals buy health insur
the fbi sent undercover agents posing as recruit tires meet ferdaus. soon ferdaus was converting mobile phones into detonators for bombs used to kill u.s. soldiers overseas. at one point, ferdaus was informed that his detonators had been used to kill three u.s. soldiers in iraq. his response, that is exactly what i wanted. then, sources say, ferdaus embarked on a plan to target washington, d.c. traveling to take this photograph of the pentagon, and to conduct surveillance. according to the...
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sending fbi agents to the scene and grounding flights. coast guard is promising to take a close look at what happened today. >>> eight years ago tonight, thousands were dead after the worst terror attack in u.s. history. known forever simply as 9/11. the day has haunted the nation in many ways. it began a battle against international terrorism that still goes on today and made this a sacred date for those who lost loved ones. here is rangy davis. >> reporter: nature provided the perfect environment. rain and ominous skies over the location of the september 11th attacks. the rituals and remembrance of grieve at ground zero are now familiar. the moments of silence and testimonials to loved ones. >> my beloved brother, i miss you so much. >> reporter: in shanksville, pennsylvania, bells tolled for the victims who perished there and at both the white house and pentagon, president obama mourned with the country he now leads. >> on this solemn day at this sacred hour, once more we pause. once more we pray. as a nation and as a people. >> report
sending fbi agents to the scene and grounding flights. coast guard is promising to take a close look at what happened today. >>> eight years ago tonight, thousands were dead after the worst terror attack in u.s. history. known forever simply as 9/11. the day has haunted the nation in many ways. it began a battle against international terrorism that still goes on today and made this a sacred date for those who lost loved ones. here is rangy davis. >> reporter: nature provided the...
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but the fbi says this was a case of deadly intentions. that he dialed that cell phone yesterday, thinking that a bomb was going to detonate. >> and given that he was a naturalized citizen, is there any sense that he was connected at all with other attempts of u.s. citizens to conduct attacks, as well? and what does this say about u.s.-bred terrorists? >> reporter: well, law enforcement officials say there's no indications there's a wider plot here. but they do say that he is symptomatic of a homegrown threat. that there are americans in the united states, with a little provocation, a little bit of prodding, who are willing to attack here in their own country. this is 1 of 36 cases, 36 cases brought by the fbi, in the last 18 months or so. >> all right, pierre. thank you. we appreciate it. >> absolutely. >>> another national security story this morning. american official around the world are scrambling to do preemptive damage control on this holiday weekend. they are warning foreign governments about what they be in those potentially embar
but the fbi says this was a case of deadly intentions. that he dialed that cell phone yesterday, thinking that a bomb was going to detonate. >> and given that he was a naturalized citizen, is there any sense that he was connected at all with other attempts of u.s. citizens to conduct attacks, as well? and what does this say about u.s.-bred terrorists? >> reporter: well, law enforcement officials say there's no indications there's a wider plot here. but they do say that he is...
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. >>> the fbi is investigating possible explosives found at schools. one was found in a dorm room at the university of south dakota. the student in the dorm has connections with another student at rutgers university in new jersey where similar components were found. it appears both students were making fireworks. >>> look at this amazing surveillance video. a georgia walmart. a brave 7-year-old girl scares off that man who is trying to kidnap her. brittany baxter did exactly what she was taught to do in a threatening situation. she screamed, she kicked, she fought back. an excon was caught. what was he thinking? >>> and a judge in south florida is under fire for women's groups for telling a domestic abuse scht to take his wife out to dinner. the judge said going to red lobster and bowling was a better solution to the case. during the hearing, the wife said she loved her husband and pleaded for the job to go easy on him. >> it was a violent case. another weird ruling there. >>> also this morning, the indiana labor department has concluded its investigat
. >>> the fbi is investigating possible explosives found at schools. one was found in a dorm room at the university of south dakota. the student in the dorm has connections with another student at rutgers university in new jersey where similar components were found. it appears both students were making fireworks. >>> look at this amazing surveillance video. a georgia walmart. a brave 7-year-old girl scares off that man who is trying to kidnap her. brittany baxter did exactly...
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we're joined by abc news consultant and former fbi special agent, brad garrett this morning. what do you think, brad? do these three cases fit the same profile? >> well, they generally fit the same profile. we have to be careful about what is and is not. the common theme is you have people that have sort of reached their end. in their mind, they're not getting what they want. we're not listening to them. and so, taking some extreme action empowered them. as illogical as that sounds, it empowers them. and they go and commit these acts. >> back in april, about a year ago, the homeland security department put out this assessment. the title alone stirred up a political firestorm for the secretary napolitano. she apologized. had to reaffirm that the government doesn't monitor people who are opposed to this administration. but as a law enforcement officer, how do you make the distinction between somebody who has a different point of view from this government and those who might some unhinged? >> it is very difficult. but what you have to do is separate rhetoric from action. and peo
we're joined by abc news consultant and former fbi special agent, brad garrett this morning. what do you think, brad? do these three cases fit the same profile? >> well, they generally fit the same profile. we have to be careful about what is and is not. the common theme is you have people that have sort of reached their end. in their mind, they're not getting what they want. we're not listening to them. and so, taking some extreme action empowered them. as illogical as that sounds, it...
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the fbi is investigating jackson for using campaign funds for personal purchases. but jackson coasted to victory on tuesday, retaining his congressional seat, despite his absence on the campaign trail. >>> a new development this morning in the case of the tennis umpire accused of bludgeoning her 80-year-old husband with a coffee cup. an initial test shows lois goodman's dna was not on the shattered cup in the home where her husband died. her attorney says it bolstered the claim that alan goodman fell down the stairs while holding that cup. >>> and chris stephens the late ambassador to libya was honored last night at an awards ceremony. secretary of state hillary clinton called stevens the best of what america embodied. she held hands with his sister, ann, as she accepted the humanitarian award she accepted on her brother's behalf. >>> we could see the new face of the bush political dynasty. george p. bush has filed papers in texas to run for office there. he is the son of former florida governor, jeb bush, the nephew of george w. bush. the younger bush has not said
the fbi is investigating jackson for using campaign funds for personal purchases. but jackson coasted to victory on tuesday, retaining his congressional seat, despite his absence on the campaign trail. >>> a new development this morning in the case of the tennis umpire accused of bludgeoning her 80-year-old husband with a coffee cup. an initial test shows lois goodman's dna was not on the shattered cup in the home where her husband died. her attorney says it bolstered the claim that...
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lives, alerted the fbi. >> had i not acted, i would have wondered for the rest of my life, did i get somebody killed? >> reporter: the documents detail a 2007 commando raid gone wrong. after five rockets struck an alleged al qaeda compound, members of the delta force arrived to find seven dead children and no al qaeda leader. vinita and rob? >> you said there are 92,000 documents. how would he manage to copy all of that data without ever being detected? >> reporter: it's kind of a funny story, vinita. actually, what he did was brought in cds, with labels like lady gaga. he would pop them in. erase the music on the cds. and copy the information. all the while, lip-syncing to lady gaga or whatever it was he had in there. it was a simple ruse. and it seemed to have worked. >> well, all right, john. thank you very much. >>> the u.s. navy man killed by the taliban has been identified by family members as justin mcneeley. his father was a fire official in southern california. and he sent an e-mail to his colleagues confirming the death of his 30-year-old son. nato confirmed this morning th
lives, alerted the fbi. >> had i not acted, i would have wondered for the rest of my life, did i get somebody killed? >> reporter: the documents detail a 2007 commando raid gone wrong. after five rockets struck an alleged al qaeda compound, members of the delta force arrived to find seven dead children and no al qaeda leader. vinita and rob? >> you said there are 92,000 documents. how would he manage to copy all of that data without ever being detected? >> reporter: it's...
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. >>> well, the fbi says the man who caused a security scare at pentagon is linked to last year's shooting at several dc area military buildings. office are arrested yonathan melaku last week. he is stationed in parkville. he has not been charged with the shootings. we will continue to update you on the story. >>> a cecil county man has used a lot of resources after being arrested more than 125 times during the past 23 years. yeah. police in elkton arrested chrisbrown for disorderly conduct trespassing and public drunkenness averaging 1 arrest every five months. in the most recent arrest tuesday morning brown hit a man over the head with a rake causing him to receive 21 stitches and, of course, being the man mr. brown allegedly hit. >>> southwest airlines pilot is back on the job after ranting over a flight broadcast about flight attendants, copilots and bar hookups. >> back in houston which is easily one of the ugliest bases. it's all these old dudes and grannies and there's handful of cute chicks. >> yeah remember the microphone is always on. officials apologized about the outburst over
. >>> well, the fbi says the man who caused a security scare at pentagon is linked to last year's shooting at several dc area military buildings. office are arrested yonathan melaku last week. he is stationed in parkville. he has not been charged with the shootings. we will continue to update you on the story. >>> a cecil county man has used a lot of resources after being arrested more than 125 times during the past 23 years. yeah. police in elkton arrested chrisbrown for...
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>> well, the held of wikileaks said this afternoon that he said the fbi has actually interviewed people and there might be espionage charges against him. >> might be. okay, martha raddatz reporting tonight. >>> and, on another topic, our health, we all got a blunt wakeup call today about an epidemic spy ramming out of control in america. diabetes. the centers for disease control announced that at the current rate, 1 out of every 3 adults in this country will have diabetes by the year 2050. and that's just 40 years from now. it an epidemic that can cause early death and the treatment could bankrupt the public health care system. but they warn it can be headed off, and here's dr. richard besser. >> reporter: the projection is startling. four decades from now, you'll walk down the street, and 1 out of 3 people in the crowds whether have diabetes. >> this is disturbing. number one cause of blindness, kidney failure. >> reporter: why? aging baby boomers, a more diverse population, but most importantly, an obesity epidemic in full force. >> it is not inevitable. we have to change the course.
>> well, the held of wikileaks said this afternoon that he said the fbi has actually interviewed people and there might be espionage charges against him. >> might be. okay, martha raddatz reporting tonight. >>> and, on another topic, our health, we all got a blunt wakeup call today about an epidemic spy ramming out of control in america. diabetes. the centers for disease control announced that at the current rate, 1 out of every 3 adults in this country will have diabetes...
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fbi agents descending on her home overnight. and sharyn alfonsi is here with the latest on all of that. sharyn? >> reporter: even as the agents surround the broadwell home, neighbors, friends and family are coming to paula's defense. this morning saying, as crazy as this story is, there's a lot more to it. >> he was captain america. >> reporter: overnight, the man who once invited paula broadwell to talk about her best-selling biographer about petraeus, gave his spin on the scandal. >> paula broadwell. why does that name seem so familiar to me? welcome to the program, paula broadwell. no, no. that's not it. >> reporter: jon stewart co-hosted a barbecue with broadwell for wounded vets on labor day. >> i was staring at how defined her arms were. >> reporter: on "the daily show" monday night, he roasted her. >> the title of her book was "all in." a powerful man had an affair with a fawning admirer. she saw some other girl flirting with him. she was e-mailing. you petter step off. i saw him first. >> reporter: broadwell hasn't been
fbi agents descending on her home overnight. and sharyn alfonsi is here with the latest on all of that. sharyn? >> reporter: even as the agents surround the broadwell home, neighbors, friends and family are coming to paula's defense. this morning saying, as crazy as this story is, there's a lot more to it. >> he was captain america. >> reporter: overnight, the man who once invited paula broadwell to talk about her best-selling biographer about petraeus, gave his spin on the...
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the fbi director didn't know about it. there are a lot of senior officials in afghanistan including general petraeus did not know. >> just before. >> till just before. i mean they just wanted that close hold because the more people you tell, the more people -- >> one other point. you asked the ambassador about this. the reason why the u.s. did not tell the pakistanis about this mission is the same reason why the u.s. doesn't tell the pakistanis before predator drone attacks. because they will tip off the bad guys. it was u.s. policy to alert the pakistani government before a drone attack. that changed in the bush administration. that changed because they couldn't trust them anymore. >> yeah, trust and operational security are the same thing. >> the most extraordinary thing for you? >> how little security bin laden had around himself and just one little detail. my favorite detail of the week was that the s.e.a.l.s didn't have a tape measure with them and -- osama bin laden is 6'4" so one of the s.e.a.l.s had to lie down nex
the fbi director didn't know about it. there are a lot of senior officials in afghanistan including general petraeus did not know. >> just before. >> till just before. i mean they just wanted that close hold because the more people you tell, the more people -- >> one other point. you asked the ambassador about this. the reason why the u.s. did not tell the pakistanis about this mission is the same reason why the u.s. doesn't tell the pakistanis before predator drone attacks....
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immediately barricades went up on the highway in front of the motel and a tem of fbi raced up the back stairs straight to room 21. there they found raymond clark in a white shirt, tan pants and soon he was wearing handcuffs. he was brought into the new haven police department. >> enjoy jail. >> a few minutes ago raymond clark iii was arrested at a motel in cromwell, connecticut. >> reporter: and he was arraigned in court in the murder of annie le. when asked if his rights had been read to him, he said clearly "yes." the surveillance began not long after annie le's body was discovered hidden behind a wall panel. the lab technician went on with his every day routine, playing soft ball, going to a fair and visiting his parents house. the surveillance became more overt as clark became the primary person of interest. authorities had been poring over 70 surveillance cameras and sifted through 300 pieces of evidence. among the more crucial are the access cards used to go building to building and going room to room inside. annie le passed into the basement and swiped her way into a separate cl
immediately barricades went up on the highway in front of the motel and a tem of fbi raced up the back stairs straight to room 21. there they found raymond clark in a white shirt, tan pants and soon he was wearing handcuffs. he was brought into the new haven police department. >> enjoy jail. >> a few minutes ago raymond clark iii was arrested at a motel in cromwell, connecticut. >> reporter: and he was arraigned in court in the murder of annie le. when asked if his rights had...
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. >> speaking about the fbi former head of the fbi is now leading penn state's investigation into the sex abuse scandal at the school. louis freeh will go back as far as the mid 70s as he looks into the case. freeh says he will report any evidence that a crime was committed to the proper authorities. a special hotline and e-mail address have been set up for anyone with information about the case. >>> the intelligence community is facing a damaging security setback in both iran and lebanon. at least a dozen foreign spies working for the u.s. have now bun c have been captured and possibly killed. blaming careless cia procedures for blowing their covers. more now from abc's brian ross. >> reporter: in iran the loss is a huge, embarrassing intelligence set back especially with the country on the verge of building a nuclear weapon. >> the united states blind in the mideast could only hurt this country's national security. and in its very significant way. >> reporter: the cia only realized how bad it was after viewing a news story on state-run tv in iran. usually labeled lies and propaganda
. >> speaking about the fbi former head of the fbi is now leading penn state's investigation into the sex abuse scandal at the school. louis freeh will go back as far as the mid 70s as he looks into the case. freeh says he will report any evidence that a crime was committed to the proper authorities. a special hotline and e-mail address have been set up for anyone with information about the case. >>> the intelligence community is facing a damaging security setback in both iran...
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. >> reporter: inside, a tougher crowd -- federal prosecutors playing fbi wiretaps. they say the tapes, among other things, show him scheming to sell barack obama's senate seat in 2008. he knows obama's choice is friend valerie jarrett. >> do they think i would appoint valerie jarrett for nothing, just to make him happy? >> reporter: on tape, blagojevich suggests obama knows he wants to make a deal. >> he's also been told now that i would do it if i got this. >> reporter: in return, he tells a top aide, he want as cabinet post. >> how about health and human services, can i get that? whatever cabinet position would not be stupid. how about u.n. ambassador? ridiculous? how about a prestigious embassy? germany, england, france. >> reporter: his wife patti, has some ideas. >> we think that ambassador to india is the best choice. >> what does it pay? >> i don't think it pays very much, but then you've got a house there, right? >> reporter: today, the jury heard blagojevich, after he gets word obama won't deal. "they're not willing to give me anything but appreciation -- f
. >> reporter: inside, a tougher crowd -- federal prosecutors playing fbi wiretaps. they say the tapes, among other things, show him scheming to sell barack obama's senate seat in 2008. he knows obama's choice is friend valerie jarrett. >> do they think i would appoint valerie jarrett for nothing, just to make him happy? >> reporter: on tape, blagojevich suggests obama knows he wants to make a deal. >> he's also been told now that i would do it if i got this. >>...
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the fbi had apparently learned of ahmed's radicalization through an informant. in july and august, prosecutors say, ahmed conducted surveillance and recorded videos of the subway stops. he then allegedly handed computer files with images of the stations to a man he thought was with al qaeda. in the last 18 months, 40 american citizens have been charged in international terrorism cases. it runs the gamut. many are recent immigrants. some are black. some are white. they are mostly men, but there have also been cases involving women. what disturbs the fbi is that with little prodding, these suspects are willing to help islamic radicals, and in some cases, murder their fellow citizens. pierre thomas, abc news, washington. >>> search crews in north carolina have found a prosthetic leg that police believe may belong to zahra baker, missing for three weeks. it was found in some brush outside the home where the stepmother once lived. the stepmother is already in custody accused of writing a fake custody note. police say they believe zahra is dead. >>> grief counselors a
the fbi had apparently learned of ahmed's radicalization through an informant. in july and august, prosecutors say, ahmed conducted surveillance and recorded videos of the subway stops. he then allegedly handed computer files with images of the stations to a man he thought was with al qaeda. in the last 18 months, 40 american citizens have been charged in international terrorism cases. it runs the gamut. many are recent immigrants. some are black. some are white. they are mostly men, but there...
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speed rail program, gutting the environmental protection agency and even cutting $74 million from the fbi's budget. >> we're broke. let's be honest with ourselves. >> reporter: but so far, republicans are leaving some real expensive sacred cows untouched. there's more than $25 billion every year spent on ethanol subsidies that neither help the environment nor save energy. $6.2 billion in tax credits for oil and gas companies flush with record profits. and $3.5 billion for an extra engine for the f-35 fighter jet the pentagon doesn't want. part of the engine is made in republican leader eric cantor's district, another, near john baner john boehner's. why is there nothing in here about cutting funding for the extra engine for the f-35, for example, is a no brainer. the pentagon says they don't want it. >> i am sure we are going to see a bill soon and all the details that come with it. >> reporter: but another no brainer, ethanol subsidies. $6 billion a year, not even talked about. and many of the stuff -- >> some of the things that you are mentioning are not in the discretionary spending pot.
speed rail program, gutting the environmental protection agency and even cutting $74 million from the fbi's budget. >> we're broke. let's be honest with ourselves. >> reporter: but so far, republicans are leaving some real expensive sacred cows untouched. there's more than $25 billion every year spent on ethanol subsidies that neither help the environment nor save energy. $6.2 billion in tax credits for oil and gas companies flush with record profits. and $3.5 billion for an extra...
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but the fbi kept it secret. the case was made public of the arrest this week of zen men and women in ireland, suspected of plotting to kill the swedish cartoonist. george? >> okay, pierre. >>> for more on this, let's turn to our expert, richard clarke. good morning. this is a whole, new world. i was struck by one of the prosecutors said yesterday. he said, this case shatters any lingering thought we can spot a terrorist, based on appearance. >> it does, george. it shows that profiling, just looking for people who we think are the stereotype in our mind, of terrorists, has no value. we shouldn't all begin to worry about the woman next door. this is a very rare case of a disturbed woman. but it does show how people overseas control, in the united states, through the internet, looking for troubled people that they can recruit. >> well, this is the second time in recent months that we've seen it. major hassan, down in the ft. hood case, clearly communicating with yemen on the internet. >> that's right. the internet
but the fbi kept it secret. the case was made public of the arrest this week of zen men and women in ireland, suspected of plotting to kill the swedish cartoonist. george? >> okay, pierre. >>> for more on this, let's turn to our expert, richard clarke. good morning. this is a whole, new world. i was struck by one of the prosecutors said yesterday. he said, this case shatters any lingering thought we can spot a terrorist, based on appearance. >> it does, george. it shows...
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he later admitted to the fbi he was drunk at the time. they caught him on video. easy bust. this guy's from out in california or whatever, now faces charges in federal court of attempting to damage a vessel and endangering a ship's safe navigation. he literally removed the back anchor somehow from that cruise ship. >> that is one strong drunk dude. >> i don't know how you do it, i don't know if there's a lever you pull. it has to be something, pull a lever or whatever. literally could have unhinged the ship. >> i thought that was headed with him jumping into the water. drunk, stumbling. >> that would have been easier. >> right. this one you could never have possibly seen coming. an army of brazilian cops decided they're going to raid one of the country's most notorious drug gangs. in it they find some of the expected things. there's marijuana, there's an arsenal of assault rifles and a missile. they also realizizthat one of the biggest drug kingpins is perhaps the biggest justin bieber fans there ever was. the guy has a mural on the wall depicting the teen heartthrob. >> oh,
he later admitted to the fbi he was drunk at the time. they caught him on video. easy bust. this guy's from out in california or whatever, now faces charges in federal court of attempting to damage a vessel and endangering a ship's safe navigation. he literally removed the back anchor somehow from that cruise ship. >> that is one strong drunk dude. >> i don't know how you do it, i don't know if there's a lever you pull. it has to be something, pull a lever or whatever. literally...
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what is likely happening, we are told, is he's being questioned before being turned over to the fbi, for a flight to new york where he will stand trial for the embassy bombing charges. there's a lot he might know about current al qaeda operations. perhaps about what happened in benghazi. and certainly about future planned attacks. his capture could be important operationally, and a huge coup for the u.s. >> how did they extract that information from him at this point? >> there's guidelines about that. it will be watched very closely. how tough they are to get information out of him before he becomes part of the legal system here in the u.s. >> right. this, again, as i said, supersensitive area. a long future in front of him at this point. >> we may not see him in europe for weeks, perhaps. >> depending on how well the interrogations go. >>> there's a lot more to talk about here. let's get back to washington and check in with george stephanopoulos who will be hosting "this week" later this morning. george, good morning. we know that the president has promised to end the wars in afghan
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. >>> the fbi says there's no dna link between a new suspect in the d.b. cooper case and a neck tie the hijacker left behind. last week an oklahoma woman said she was almost certain her uncle was cooper. investigators say the lack of dna matches not a complete dead end. the fbi says there are three different dna samples on the neck tie and there is a chance he got that tie from someone else. >>> a fierce line of thunderstorms have left a trail of debris scattered across parts of northern oklahoma. winds gusting as high as 95 miles an hour ripped through a half dozen communities. the storm ripped apart roofs, blew over a semi truck and a mobile home. thousands of people lost power. >>> here is a look at your weather. those powerful winds along with hail and isolated tornados could threaten a big area from chicago to memphis and birmingham. heavy rain along the gulf coast, late-day thunderstorms in the northeast, showers in the southwest, dakotas and northern rockies. >> 79 in billings. 88 in boise. 97 in colorado springs. 70s in fargo and minneapolis. tripl
. >>> the fbi says there's no dna link between a new suspect in the d.b. cooper case and a neck tie the hijacker left behind. last week an oklahoma woman said she was almost certain her uncle was cooper. investigators say the lack of dna matches not a complete dead end. the fbi says there are three different dna samples on the neck tie and there is a chance he got that tie from someone else. >>> a fierce line of thunderstorms have left a trail of debris scattered across parts...
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the fbi says weapon and pyro 10 nick equipment was left unattended in a yellow van. security guards shut down the terminal. investigators say the driver was working on a reality tv show called "sons of guns." >> i guess you can only describe it as being unaware of your circumstances and unaware of the circumstances around the day and unaware of the circumstances regarding security at the location you happen to be in. >> reporter: while the weapons in pyrotechnics stash in a van look suspicious on this 9/11 anniversary, dallas investigators discovered the driver had proper permits so he was allowed to leave the airport with no charges filed. larry jacobs, abc news, new york. >> of course, the new york city police department remains on high alert throughout the day. apparently 342 suspicious packages or vehicles were reported over the weekend. and this time last year, 92. >> 92. you can see th whole saying that's taken hold here and across the country, if you see something, say something. people heeding that advice which is good. >> i is good. keep it up, everybody. >>
the fbi says weapon and pyro 10 nick equipment was left unattended in a yellow van. security guards shut down the terminal. investigators say the driver was working on a reality tv show called "sons of guns." >> i guess you can only describe it as being unaware of your circumstances and unaware of the circumstances around the day and unaware of the circumstances regarding security at the location you happen to be in. >> reporter: while the weapons in pyrotechnics stash in...
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some question why the fbi would pursue someone without the resources or ability to carry out such an attack alone. >> someone with a mindset like this gentleman, the concern is he'd just go to somebody else. and eventually he might find real bad guys who are willing to supply him with bombs and to carry out some horrible act. >> reporter: mohamud's case was a classic sting similar to those which netted one of the terrorists recently in dallas, illinois, and last month in washington, d.c. >> there's no question that stopping people like mr. mohamud, tells the rest of the world that want to be terrorists, if you think about these things and take action to do them, we're going to come after you. >> reporter: a message they hope will keep us all safer. linsey davis, abc news, new york. >>> in lighter news now, the promise of some rock-bottom deals is expected to lure a record 107 million shoppers on this cyber monday. 17% of americans are likely to shop on the web today. many retailers are using direct e-mails to promote all their discounts with online spending up 13% this month, consume
some question why the fbi would pursue someone without the resources or ability to carry out such an attack alone. >> someone with a mindset like this gentleman, the concern is he'd just go to somebody else. and eventually he might find real bad guys who are willing to supply him with bombs and to carry out some horrible act. >> reporter: mohamud's case was a classic sting similar to those which netted one of the terrorists recently in dallas, illinois, and last month in washington,...
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the fbi has been combing through flight logs and other document documents. they have a pool of 18 games of people that might fit the description of the three men that were supposedly sent here in the u.s. either august 30th or september 1st, intending to blow up a bomb somewhere in the area. so far, nothing to support that. oversea, there were four arrests overnight in sweden of people about to cause an explosion. there was an attack on a n no base in afghanistan and two arrests in germany earlier this week. there's no reason to suspect they are connected but 9/11 is an important date for al qaeda which has des lated over the last couple years. >> we knew this was an important date. we knew osama bin laden wanted to mark this anniversary with another attack. you did so much leading into this day. up until this latest information came out. homeland security has been more focused on the idea of a lone wolf not a coordinated attack. >> absolutely. they weree concerned about lone wolf, sosoone showing up and doing a smaller scale attack. george, it strikes me, a
the fbi has been combing through flight logs and other document documents. they have a pool of 18 games of people that might fit the description of the three men that were supposedly sent here in the u.s. either august 30th or september 1st, intending to blow up a bomb somewhere in the area. so far, nothing to support that. oversea, there were four arrests overnight in sweden of people about to cause an explosion. there was an attack on a n no base in afghanistan and two arrests in germany...
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. >> reporter: the fbi and d.c. police raced to the potomac river. at nearby reagan national airport, the faa grounded all commercial flights. all this as the country remembered 9/11. president obama had just left the pentagon, less than a mile away. there was just one problem. cnn had been reacting to video and radio transmissions of a routine training exercise. it sounded real. >> you will be fired upon. >> reporter: but it was broadcast before any government official could tell cnn it was all fake. >> i want to re-emphasize that no shots were fired. >> reporter: why schedule such an exercise on 9/11, of all days, around the time of memorial services? >> we're going to review our own protocols, our own proceed yo s yours. >> reporter: one group supporting family members of 9/11 victims was outraged. >> what happened today was inexcusable. >> reporter: in a statement, cnn said it would have been irresponsible not to report what we were seeing and hearing. frank sesno is cnn's former chief washington bureau. >> there's no way around it. cnn got the i
. >> reporter: the fbi and d.c. police raced to the potomac river. at nearby reagan national airport, the faa grounded all commercial flights. all this as the country remembered 9/11. president obama had just left the pentagon, less than a mile away. there was just one problem. cnn had been reacting to video and radio transmissions of a routine training exercise. it sounded real. >> you will be fired upon. >> reporter: but it was broadcast before any government official could...
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others, such as former fbi whistle-blower colleen rowley, one of "time's" 2002 persons of the year, are convinced the government is still covering up what it knows. a lot of people here believe that the government helped murder innocent americans. do you share their belief, the belief of the people at this convention? >> well, you know, of course, any time you get a group together, i don't care what group it is -- >> do you believe it or not? >> do i believe what? >> do you believe that the american government helped kill innocent americans? >> well, when you -- again, let me -- you're kind of trying to almost put me on a -- >> no, let me -- >> you remind me of when i was an fbi agent -- >> let me do it another way -- >> no, what i believe is that the truth -- actually the 9/11 commissioners now say this too -- is not known. absolutely. >> we got the story basically right. >> reporter: former congressman lee hamilton, vice chairman of the 9/11 commission -- >> this commission, of course, does not have all of the answers. >> reporter: tells us the truthers are better at producing theorie
others, such as former fbi whistle-blower colleen rowley, one of "time's" 2002 persons of the year, are convinced the government is still covering up what it knows. a lot of people here believe that the government helped murder innocent americans. do you share their belief, the belief of the people at this convention? >> well, you know, of course, any time you get a group together, i don't care what group it is -- >> do you believe it or not? >> do i believe what?...
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fbi officials traveled to nigeria last month and brought back with them members of the suspect's family to talk with him. it apparently worked. jeremy, vinita? >> steven, thanks. >>> the fbi says there have been no credible threats against sunday's super bowl but security will be unprecedented. a battalion of bomb-sniffing dogs will be there, many of them veterans of iraq and afghanistan. and bomb-defusing robots will work with police bomb squads. fans will be screened as airplane passengers are and they will be able to carry almost nothing into the stadium. >>> we have a developing story from pakistan this morning. a bomb blast near a girls' school in the peshawar area of northwest pakistan killed at least six people. there are reports the victims are students from the school and a number of foreigners. schools have been recent targets by rebel bombers. >>> the pentagon is looking into how it might end its don't ask, don't tell policy on gays and lesbians in the military. secretary of defense robert gates told a senate committee he is launching a year-long study. joint chiefs chairman
fbi officials traveled to nigeria last month and brought back with them members of the suspect's family to talk with him. it apparently worked. jeremy, vinita? >> steven, thanks. >>> the fbi says there have been no credible threats against sunday's super bowl but security will be unprecedented. a battalion of bomb-sniffing dogs will be there, many of them veterans of iraq and afghanistan. and bomb-defusing robots will work with police bomb squads. fans will be screened as...
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the head of wikileaks believes the fbi may go after him. >> the united states is conducting an aggressive investigation in relation to trying to get up an espionage charge against me personally. >> reporter: that is not stopping wikileaks. they now say they'll release 15,000 more documents about the war in afghanistan. dan? >> more to come. an ongoing challenge for the pentagon. martha, thank you. >>> speaking of the pentagon, joining us now from there is the spokesman, geoff morrell. geoff, good morning to you. and thank you for getting up and talking to us this morning. >> not a very good morning over here, dan. >> how bad is the damage in your view? >> listen. this is an extraordinarily concerning release of classified information. we have been assessing the potential impact for quite some time. we believe that our primary exposure here is in the fact that our enemies will now be able to mine, perhaps up to 500,000 classified documents, which could reveal how our forces operate in the field. how they respond in certain combat situations. the capabilities of our equipment, and so forth.
the head of wikileaks believes the fbi may go after him. >> the united states is conducting an aggressive investigation in relation to trying to get up an espionage charge against me personally. >> reporter: that is not stopping wikileaks. they now say they'll release 15,000 more documents about the war in afghanistan. dan? >> more to come. an ongoing challenge for the pentagon. martha, thank you. >>> speaking of the pentagon, joining us now from there is the...
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zazi, his father, and a police informant, are accused of lying to the fbi. more serious charges could follow. >>> another bank bailout may be in the works. but this time, it could be the banks bailing out the government. or more specifically, the fdic, which insures deposits. regulators are considering a plan that calls for the healthiest banks to lend billions to the agency, which is short on cash, because of so many bank failures nationwide. >>> and finally, a little census data for you here. more americans are leaving for work earlier. one out of eight workers now leaves home before 6:00 a.m. and the average commute time, now 25 minutes or more. one reason, the tough economy is forcing people to car pool. and picking up co-workers takes more time. that's the news at 7:15. also, the marriage rate is dropping because of the recession. money's tight. have to wait. >> people are waiting. and also home ownership is down to 66% now, which is a low for america. thank you, chris. >>> heading back to sam champion, right now, for more on the weather. of course, he'
zazi, his father, and a police informant, are accused of lying to the fbi. more serious charges could follow. >>> another bank bailout may be in the works. but this time, it could be the banks bailing out the government. or more specifically, the fdic, which insures deposits. regulators are considering a plan that calls for the healthiest banks to lend billions to the agency, which is short on cash, because of so many bank failures nationwide. >>> and finally, a little census...
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kind of embarrassing but the fbi is on the case. i'll be willing to help out in that investigation in any way. >> i bet you will. yeah, you probably want to examine the evidence as closely as you can. >> make sure it's all legit for my country. >> i think that's just smart. >>> now, billy ray cyrus, miley cyrus's dad, used to have the mullet, that's how i remember him. ♪ achy breaky >> there he is with his wife tish. they filed for divorce, both couples, citing irreconcilable differences. they have apparently called off the divorce. this is a sneak peek at "the view" where he reveals he and tish are trying to reckon soil, get the family to come back together. >> good, good. >> billy ray says the family is making strides to reconnect, which they need to do. >> miley has had her issues. let's hope that can bring the family back to you. good for you. you rarely hear about -- >> families coming back. >> good for them. >>> leann rimes back in the news. some folks say she's looking awfully thin these days and maybe worked out and dieted
kind of embarrassing but the fbi is on the case. i'll be willing to help out in that investigation in any way. >> i bet you will. yeah, you probably want to examine the evidence as closely as you can. >> make sure it's all legit for my country. >> i think that's just smart. >>> now, billy ray cyrus, miley cyrus's dad, used to have the mullet, that's how i remember him. ♪ achy breaky >> there he is with his wife tish. they filed for divorce, both couples,...
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the arab linguists outnumber those at the cia and fbi combined. they help analyze intelligence from around the world, including extremist web sites, what police call the new training camps for terrorists. overseas the n.y.p.d. has agents stationed in ten countries. together they're fighting an increasingly varied terror threat. from al qaeda and al qaeda-tied groups and now home-grown terrorists radicalized from inside the u.s. >> the home grown threat has emerged in the wake of 9/11 which gave everybody permission to play out this game, join the radical cause. >> reporter: it's a threat police want to monitor without alienating the vast majority of new york muslims who don't support radicalism. >> this is where they want to see their kids grow up. their concern is our concern. >> reporter: jim sciutto, abc news, new york. >> it certainly seems like a step in the right direction that now they are training people had have that cultural knowledge rather than someone who is american who has learned the muslim language. >> and whenever there is a terr
the arab linguists outnumber those at the cia and fbi combined. they help analyze intelligence from around the world, including extremist web sites, what police call the new training camps for terrorists. overseas the n.y.p.d. has agents stationed in ten countries. together they're fighting an increasingly varied terror threat. from al qaeda and al qaeda-tied groups and now home-grown terrorists radicalized from inside the u.s. >> the home grown threat has emerged in the wake of 9/11...
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people that kept the fbi and cia from talking to each other. creating the wall that prevented them from connecting the dots. there are people there both administrations who have never been called to answer. >> i'm sure there will be more discussion along that way. mary, what was it like for you? the spontaneous eruption of celebration? >> i think disbelief was the first emotion. then comfort, and appreciation to president obama, the cia, the military installations that brought osama bin laden to justice. i think we provide support services for the families, the voices of september 11th. my concern then was with the families of the nearly 3 the,000 that were lost on that day. and how this is just one more milestone. but a challenge as our healing process will be life long. >> do you feel like you have had a voice? >> yeah, sure, we have had a voice for a long time. we've been working together since september 11th in a positive way. i do hope that this brings some comfort, to not just the families that lost loved ones on 9/11, but worldwide that
people that kept the fbi and cia from talking to each other. creating the wall that prevented them from connecting the dots. there are people there both administrations who have never been called to answer. >> i'm sure there will be more discussion along that way. mary, what was it like for you? the spontaneous eruption of celebration? >> i think disbelief was the first emotion. then comfort, and appreciation to president obama, the cia, the military installations that brought osama...
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ten spspecialllly-trained diver some fbi, voluntnteering their time to the search. >> therere wilill be a sonar s boat t that will b be e out t t checking targets in advance of the divers, so they know exactly whwhere toto go. exactly where to dive. >> reporter: gene rolston uses siside-scan sonar to pinpointt targets under water that could be gertrude's plane. >> these are electronics that go unundeder wawater. >> reporter: the images look lilike t this. >> this sitete i is particularl interesting. >> repeporter: gene e has used same technology inin undnderwat searches for several high-profile murder victims. >> the search for laci peterson, stacy peterson, natalee holloway. >> reporter:r: todayay's seaear could d mean closure for gertrurude's family. including her grand niece, laura-hill scherffe. >> so many people willing to donate their time and equipment, expertise. >> reporter: and gertrude's 100-yeyear-old sister, elizabet. >> we loved her dedearly. i thought a lotot of her. growing up, we were very close. >> reporter: thehe ongoing sear for gertrude has led to answers for two
ten spspecialllly-trained diver some fbi, voluntnteering their time to the search. >> therere wilill be a sonar s boat t that will b be e out t t checking targets in advance of the divers, so they know exactly whwhere toto go. exactly where to dive. >> reporter: gene rolston uses siside-scan sonar to pinpointt targets under water that could be gertrude's plane. >> these are electronics that go unundeder wawater. >> reporter: the images look lilike t this. >> this...
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. >> reporter: at fbi headquarters, 50% of the staff with was ordered to stay home, making it more difficult to identify terror threats. >>> a meeting at the white house between president obama and top congressional leaders did absolutely nothing to resolve the crisis. here's abc's jonathan karl. >> speaker of the house john boehner emerged from the west wing saying the president refused to negotiate. >> the president reiterated one more time this tonight that he will not negotiate. all we are asking for here is a discussion and fairness for the american people under obama care. >> reporter: president told republican leaders he won't negotiate on obama care or anything else until they agree to reopen the government and raise the so-called debt ceiling allowing the government to borrow more money. if that doesn't happy october 17th, the u.s. government will face its first ever default with catastrophic economic consequences. senate leader harry reid warned it could happen. >> you were in the meeting more than an hour. what's your sense? how real is the danger that the country may default? >>
. >> reporter: at fbi headquarters, 50% of the staff with was ordered to stay home, making it more difficult to identify terror threats. >>> a meeting at the white house between president obama and top congressional leaders did absolutely nothing to resolve the crisis. here's abc's jonathan karl. >> speaker of the house john boehner emerged from the west wing saying the president refused to negotiate. >> the president reiterated one more time this tonight that he will...
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accused of trying to blow up a bar in downtown chicago with a fake bomb as part of an fbi sting. prosecutors claim he told an undercover agent he wanted to mount an attack because the u.s. was at war with islam and muslims. >>> also from chicago, new evidence the anger that pilots are expressing against american airlines. they called this their informational picketing at o'hare airport. facing labor unrest, in flight cancellations and scheduling problems. as jim avila reports, things are so tense, couple flight attendants got personal in front of the passengers. >> reporter: more american airlines delays but noth like four hours passengers suffered through when flight attendants are gaud about a cell phone. one taking to the pa and ordering all cell phones off saying according to reports, including the other flight attendant. the dispute forced the captain to turn back from the jfk run way and change crews. american's fight is all labor related, delaying nearly 40% of theairline's flights. most forced late or canceled by an unprecedented and very significant increase in maintenan
accused of trying to blow up a bar in downtown chicago with a fake bomb as part of an fbi sting. prosecutors claim he told an undercover agent he wanted to mount an attack because the u.s. was at war with islam and muslims. >>> also from chicago, new evidence the anger that pilots are expressing against american airlines. they called this their informational picketing at o'hare airport. facing labor unrest, in flight cancellations and scheduling problems. as jim avila reports, things...